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Can turtles and tortises live in the same encloser

i have many times seen people who would keep land turtles and tortoises together with no obvious bad side effects.

overall it would depend on the size of the enclosure and there care requirements. if they have similar temperature and humidity requirements and eat similar food then the main thing to worry about is stress from being different species or from being the same sex if they are territorial.

during the summer we keep our young sulcata tortoise and eastern box turtle in a 6ft x 6ft outdoor pen. overall they both seem to be doing fine. they can often be found sleeping together in a hide and it seems that if they don't want company they will go into different hides. they will even eat from the same food bowl without hissing or anything.

Can turtles and tortises live in the same encloser

jacqturtle you seem to know a lot about this kind of stuff thank you for your advise. I know have anouther question you say my torise should be eating mostly grass and weeds. I have had him two days now and have tried feeding dandiliones, violes, rose buds, grass, cucumber, apple, tomato, and pear, and he has yet to seem to eat any thing. He does move around a lot seems bright eyed and gets in and out of his water dish. Should I be concerned yet? and is there any thing they really love to eat?

Can turtles and tortises live in the same encloser

Did you happen to ask the folks you got him from what his diet had been? Often you need to start with what they are use to eating. I am assuming this isn't a hatchling DT correct? Give him some time (like a week) to get use to his new home. If he is an older youngster, they can go for several weeks without food.